Eddie Race

Edward Joseph Race (22 October 1914 – 23 May 2005) was an American football coach from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Early life Race was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and later moved to Milwaukee. He was active in sports throughout his high school career and won multiple honors for basketball. In 1933, he was recruited by Loyola Marymount University where he played football and hockey. As the goalkeeper, he helped the Loyola Hockey team to a 47-5-2 record and two Hoover Cup Championships. He graduated in 1937 with a B.S. in Philosophy and English. He was also cast as a hockey player in the 1937 film The Game That Kills.

Coaching career From 1938 to 1941, he taught and established the athletic program at St. Benedict the Moor School in Milwaukee, coaching football, and basketball. From 1941 to 1947, he taught and coached football, hockey, boxing, and baseball at Messmer High School (Milwaukee). In 1961, he coached football at Casimir Pulaski High School in Milwaukee. The next year, he moved to Cudahy High School, coaching football and volleyball until 1969, retiring from there in 1983. St. Thomas More High School Athletic Hall of Fame 1997 St. Catherine's High School Hall of Fame 1998 1985 named "One of the Most Interesting People in Town" by Milwaukee Magazine